Chapter 12 Multiple choice questions

. Vertical proliferation refers to…

an increase in the number of international actors possessing nuclear weapons.

an increase in the number of nuclear weapons in the world.

an increase in the number of government bureaucracies involved in the management of nuclear weapons systems.

an increase in the number of arms control agreements.

. Strategic nuclear weapons refer to…

weapons intended for use against troop concentrations, ships, and similar targets.

weapons that are usually delivered at very long ranges by intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles of intercontinental range, or heavy bombers.

weapons that can strike deep into enemy territory, thousands of kilometres from the point at which they were launched.

weapons that are usually delivered at very long ranges by intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles of intercontinental range, or heavy bombers and weapons that can strike deep into enemy territory, thousands of kilometres from the point at which they were launched.

. Nuclear deterrence theory…

examines how nuclear weapons could be used to prevent an opponent from undertaking an undesired action.

has been empirically proven to prevent nuclear war because there was no US–Soviet conflict during the cold war.

contains underlying assumptions that should be regarded as universal across all countries and historical periods.

All of the given answers are correct.

. 'Counterproliferation' refers to…

international legal arrangements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

the enforcement of the NPT and other international agreements.

international legal arrangements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the enforcement of the NPT and other international agreements.

the use of nuclear weapons as a deterrent to prevent an opponent from increasing the number of nuclear weapons they possess.

. _________, which was opened for signature in 1968 and went into force in 1970, is an international agreement that recognizes only five states—China, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union/Russia, and the United States—as legitimate nuclear powers.

The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)

The International Atomic Energy Agreement (IAEA)

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty

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